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11 Sep 2011

When La Baguette embarked upon the Blogger adventure in late Summer 2009, little did we know that we would one day hit landmark post #50, never mind #100! One year on and look what we've done: we've nailed another victory on the head with #200!

In an ideal world we'd be blogging to our hearts' contents day in day out, and celebrating as we speak #500 but that would be in an ideal world. Rest assured my friends, there is no such thing with La Baguette! We'll leave the routine, discipline and high polish to our high-profile blogging colleagues and keep it real instead, just as it is, with a hectic unpredictable un-ideal life, where we oooh just about manage to juggle a blog or two in the mix of it!

And that's just the way we like it by the way. So then garçon, make mine and Carrie's a Cosmo and to the next #100!

Welcome to La Baguette's latest feature: 'A Month in Bloom', which debuted in our February edition. At the end of each month, this blog will showcase a gallery of floral blossoms of the wild order encountered during that month on random walks around my current base in Northern Corsica.

High jinks in the maquis: Fennel (Anethum foeniculum L.)

Sorry to disappoint but August was nothing but déjà-vu on the botanical front. In Corsica, the peak of floral delight stretches from April to June; come Summer, any high expectations one might have on the subject are bound to end in disappointment.

In our part of the island, the second half of the month was unbearably hot and clammy. Grass was nothing but scorched and parched, and inevitably scrub fires erupted here and there, thankfully quite contained on the whole, despite causing material damage and high levels of stress to local residents. Thankfully no human casualties were reported. Flora and fauna weren't as lucky, especially Hermann turtles and wild boar.

Statement bulb: Allium

Next month, as Summer will be flirting with Autumn, we'll widen our search and come across berries and mushrooms. That'll be enough to spice up our floral quest.